[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 140 (Tuesday, September 10, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5925-S5926]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        ARMS SALES NOTIFICATIONS

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control 
Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain 
proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, 
the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be 
reviewed. The provision stipulates that, in the Senate, the 
notification of proposed sales shall be sent to the chairman of the 
Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
  In keeping with the committee's intention to see that relevant 
information is still available to the full Senate, I ask unanimous 
consent to have printed in the Record the notifications that have been 
received. If the cover letter references a classified annex, then such 
an annex is available to all Senators in the office of the Foreign 
Relations Committee, room SD-423.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                                                  Defense Security


                                           Cooperation Agency,

                                                   Washington, DC.
     Hon. Benjamin L. Cardin,
     Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations,
     U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Pursuant to the reporting requirements 
     of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as 
     amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 24-36, 
     concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Republic of Korea for defense articles and 
     services estimated to cost $3.5 billion. We will issue a news 
     release to notify the public of this proposed sale upon 
     delivery of this letter to your office.
           Sincerely,
                                                Michael F. Miller,
                                                  Acting Director.
       Enclosures.


                         TRANSMITTAL NO. 24-36

     Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to 
         Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as 
         amended
       (i) Prospective Purchaser: Republic of Korea.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment* $2.5 billion.
       Other $1.0 billion.
       Total $3.5 billion.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
       Thirty-six (36) AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters.
       Seventy-six (76) T700-GE-701D Engines (72 installed, 4 
     spares).
       Thirty-six (36) AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition 
     and Designation Sight/AN/AAR-11 Modernized Pilot Night Vision 
     Sensors (M-TADS/PNVS).
       Fourteen (14) AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radars (FCR) with Mast 
     Mounted Assembly (MMA).
       Fourteen (14) AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radars (FCR) with 
     Radar Electronic Units (REU).
       Fourteen (14) AN/APR-48B Modernized-Radar Frequency 
     Interferometers (MRFI).
       Four hundred fifty-six (456) AGM-114R2 (N) Hellfire 
     Missiles.
       Six (6) M36E8 Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM).
       One hundred fifty-two (152) AGM-179A Joint Air-to-Ground 
     Missiles (JAGM).
       Forty (40) AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (36 
     installed, 4 spares).
       Non-Major Defense Equipment: The following non-MDE items 
     will also be included: AN/AVR-2B laser detecting sets; AN/
     APX-123A Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders; 
     IDM-401 improved data modems; Enhanced Image Intensifier 
     (EI2) cameras; AN/ARN-149 (V)3 automatic direction finders; 
     ASN-157 Doppler Radar Velocity Sensors; AN/APN-209 radar 
     altimeters; AN/PYQ-10(C) Simple Key Loader; Airborne Global 
     Positioning System (GPS)/Embedded Global Positioning System/
     Inertial Navigation System (EGI); AN/APR-39C(V)1+ Radar 
     Signal Detecting sets; ARC-220 High Frequency Communication 
     Systems; KIV-77 Mark XIIA IFF Crypto Applique; Common Missile 
     Warning System (CMWS) software update; M230E-1 30mm automatic 
     gun; M139 AWS 20mm automatic gun; M261 rocket launchers; M299 
     missile launchers; 2.75-inch rockets; 30mm rounds; MG62 
     Cartridge Impulse BBU-35/N; A965 Cartridges, 25.4mm rounds; 
     M839 decoys; L410 flares; M206 aircraft countermeasures decoy 
     flares; Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated 
     Devices (CAD/PADs); U.S. Government engineering, technical, 
     and logistics support services; and other related elements of 
     program and logistics support.
       (iv) Military Department: Army (KS-B-ZJR).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: KS-B-ZCF, KS-B-ZFQ.
       (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed 
     to be Paid: None known at this time.
       (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense 
     Article or Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached 
     Annex.
       (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: August 19, 2024.
       *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act.


                          Policy Justification

              Republic of Korea--AH-64E Apache Helicopters

       The Republic of Korea (ROK) has requested to buy thirty-six 
     (36) AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters; seventy-six (76) T700-
     GE-701D Engines (72 installed, 4 spares); thirty-six (36) AN/
     ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/
     AN/AAR-11 Modernized Pilot Night Vision Sensors (M-TADS/
     PNVS); fourteen (14) AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radars (FCR) with 
     Mast Mounted Assembly (MMA); fourteen (14) AN/APG-78 Fire 
     Control Radars (FCR) with Radar Electronic Units (REU); 
     fourteen (14) AN/APR-48B Modernized-Radar Frequency 
     Interferometers (MRFI); four hundred fifty-six (456) AGM-
     l14R2 (N) Hellfire Missiles; six (6) M36E8 Captive Air 
     Training Missiles (CATM); one hundred fifty-two (152) AGM-
     l79A Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM); forty (40) AAR-57 
     Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (36 installed, 4 
     spares). The following non-

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     MDE items will also be included: AN/AVR-2B laser detecting 
     sets; AN/APX-123A Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 
     transponders; IDM-401 improved data modems; Enhanced Image 
     Intensifier (El2) cameras; AN/ARN-149 (V)3 automatic 
     direction finders; ASN-157 Doppler Radar Velocity Sensors; 
     AN/APN-209 radar altimeters; AN/PYQ-10(C) Simple Key Loader; 
     Airborne Global Positioning System (GPS)/Embedded Global 
     Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System (EGI); AN/APR-
     39C(V)l+ Radar Signal Detecting sets; ARC-220 High Frequency 
     Communication Systems; KIV-77 Mark XIIA IFF Crypto Applique; 
     Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) software update; M230E-1 
     30mm automatic gun; M139 AWS 20mm automatic gun; M261 rocket 
     launchers; M299 missile launchers; 2.75-inch rockets; 30mm 
     rounds; MG62 Cartridge Impulse BBU-35/N; A965 cartridges, 
     25.4mm rounds; M839 decoys; L410 flares; M206 aircraft 
     countermeasures decoy flares; Cartridge Actuated Devices/
     Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PADs); U.S. Government 
     engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and 
     other related elements of program and logistics support. The 
     estimated total cost is $3.5 billion.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals 
     and national security objectives of the United States by 
     improving the security of a major ally that is a force for 
     political stability and economic progress in the lndo-Pacific 
     region.
       The proposed sale will improve the Republic of Korea's 
     capability to meet current and future threats by providing a 
     credible force capable of deterring adversaries and 
     participating in regional operations. Korea will have no 
     difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
       The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not 
     alter the basic military balance in the region.
       The principal contractors will be Boeing, located in Mesa, 
     AZ; and Lockheed Martin, located in Orlando, FL. The 
     purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement 
     will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the 
     contractor.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         Transmittal No. 24-36

     Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to 
         Section 36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act

                           Annex Item No. vii

       (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
       1. The AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopter is the Army's 
     advanced attack helicopter, equipped for performing close air 
     support, anti-armor, and armed reconnaissance missions. The 
     aircraft contains the following communications and target 
     identification equipment, navigation equipment, aircraft 
     survivability equipment, displays, and sensors:
       a. The AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition and 
     Designation Sight/AN/AAQ-11 Pilot Night Vision Sensor (MTADS/
     PNVS) provides day, night, and limited adverse weather target 
     information, as well as night navigation capabilities. The 
     PNVS provides thermal imaging that permits nap-of-the-earth 
     flight to, from, and within the battle area, while MTADS 
     provides the copilot gunner with search, detection, 
     recognition, and designation capabilities by means of Direct 
     View Optics (DVO), television, and Forward Looking Infrared 
     (FLIR) sighting systems that may be used singularly or in 
     combinations.
       b. The AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radar (FCR) is an active, 
     low-probability of intercept, millimeter-wave radar, combined 
     with a passive AN/APR-48B Modernized Radar Frequency 
     Interferometer (M-RFI) mounted on top of the helicopter mast. 
     The FCR Ground Targeting Mode detects, locates, classifies 
     and prioritizes stationary or moving armored vehicles, tanks 
     and mobile air defense systems as well as hovering 
     helicopters, helicopters in flight, and fixed wing aircraft 
     in normal flight. If desired, the radar data can be used to 
     refer targets to the regular electro-optical Modernized 
     Target Acquisition and Designation Sight (MTADS).
       c. The AN/APR-48B Modernized Radar Frequency Interferometer 
     (M-RFI) is an updated version of the passive radar detection 
     and direction finding system. It utilizes a detachable User 
     Data Module (UDM) on the M-RFI processor, which contains the 
     Radar Frequency (RF) threat library.
       d. The AGM-l14R Hellfire is a semi-active laser guided 
     missile with a multi-purpose warhead that can engage and 
     defeat both high and heavily armored targets, personnel, 
     bunkers, caves, and urban structures.
       e. The JAGM-179A is an Air-to-Ground Missile (AGM) 
     consisting of the Hellfire Romeo (AGM-l14R) back-end (i.e., 
     propulsion, warhead, and control sections) mated to a newly 
     designed dual-mode guidance section (GS). The dual-mode GS is 
     a combination of Millimeter Wave (MMW) and Semi-Active Laser 
     (SAL) sensors co-axially aligned on a steerable gimbal. The 
     combination of MMW and SAL sensors provide improved Precision 
     Point (PP) and Fire-and-Forget (FF) capabilities in a single 
     munition. This combination allows for targeting of fast 
     moving and stationary targets in countermeasure and intensive 
     battlefield environments, and in low cloud ceiling and 
     adverse weather. Firing modes include Lock-On Before Launch 
     (LOBL) and Lock-On After Launch (LOAL). Engagement modes 
     include Point Designation (PD)--SAL only, Target Designation 
     (PD)--SAL initiated with MMW engagement completion, Active 
     Fire & Forget/Laser Queuing (AFF-LQ)--MMW initiated with SAL 
     override capability, and Active Fire & Forget (AFF)-MMW only. 
     Hosting platforms include select rotary-wing and fixed-wing 
     aircraft, wheeled or tracked vehicles, ground-based pedestal 
     launchers, and patrol boats. Targets include tactical armor, 
     boats, bunkers, buildings, caves, personnel in the open, 
     rotary-wing and slow fixed-wing aircraft, UAS, and fast-
     moving non-tactical vehicles. The MMW is capable of hitting 
     low radar cross section targets.
       f. The AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) detects 
     energy emitted by threat missiles in-flight, evaluates 
     potential false alarm emitters in the environment, declares 
     validity of threats, and selects appropriate countermeasures 
     for defeat. The CMWS consists of an Electronic Control Unit 
     (ECU), Electro-Optic Missile Sensors (EOMSs), and Sequencer 
     and Improved Countermeasures Dispenser (ICMD).
       g. The AN/APR-39 Radar Warning Receiver Signal Detecting 
     Set is a system that provides warning of a radar-directed air 
     defense threat and allows for the employment of appropriate 
     countermeasures. This is the 1553 data bus compatible 
     configuration.
       h. The Hellfire M36E8 Captive Air Training Missile (CATM) 
     is a flight-training missile that consists of a functional 
     guidance section coupled to an inert missile bus. It 
     functions like a tactical missile during captive carry on the 
     aircraft, absent launch capability, making it suitable for 
     training the aircrew in simulated Hellfire Missile target 
     acquisition and lock.
       i. The AH-64E uses two EAGLE+MMR Embedded Global 
     Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) 
     (EGI) with Multi-Mode Receiver. The EAGLE+MMR is a self-
     contained, all-attitude navigation system with an embedded 
     GPS receiver controlled via MIL-STD-1553B controller, and 
     provides output navigation and GPS timing data to support 
     ADS-B out and other platform systems. The EAGLE EGI unit 
     houses a 24 channel GPS receiver capable of operating in 
     either Standard Positioning Service (SPS) C/A-code (non-
     encrypted) or Precise Positioning Service (PPS) Y-code 
     (encrypted).
       2. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
     components, and services included in this potential sale is 
     SECRET.
       3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain 
     knowledge of the specific hardware and software elements, the 
     information could be used to develop countermeasures that 
     might reduce weapon system effectiveness or be used in the 
     development of a system with similar or advanced 
     capabilities.
       4. A determination has been made that the Republic of Korea 
     can provide substantially the same degree of protection for 
     the sensitive technology being released as the U.S. 
     Government. This sale is necessary in furtherance of the U.S. 
     foreign policy and national security objectives outlined in 
     the Policy Justification,
       5. All defense articles and services listed in this 
     transmittal have been authorized for release and export to 
     the Republic of Korea.

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